Anemia is the most common blood disorder, affecting more than three million people in the United States. If you have anemia, your blood does not have enough healthy red blood cells to carry oxygen to ...

Virtually every cell in the body requires iron in order to function well. Iron is involved in key bodily processes, including the transportation of oxygen in the blood. It also plays a central role in ...

A recently published report describes the diagnosis and treatment of a case of iron-deficiency anemia–associated thrombocytopenia secondary to recurrent nosebleeds. While thrombocytosis is known to be ...

Iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) is a prevalent condition with significant ramifications for diabetic care. Glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) remains the cornerstone for monitoring long‐term glycaemic control ...

Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) is one of the most prevalent nutritional disorders globally. An estimated 40% of children 6-59 months, 37% of pregnant women, and 30% of women 15-49 years suffer from IDA.

Feeling tired? Experiencing headaches, dizziness or lightheadedness? Brittle nails? You might have iron deficiency anemia. True nutrient deficiencies are rather unusual in this day and time, when most ...

Yes, it is possible to develop an iron deficiency without experiencing anemia. Health experts may refer to this as nonanemic iron deficiency or iron deficiency without anemia. Although iron deficiency ...

Most people think of iron deficiency as something that shows up clearly in a blood test. But in recent years, researchers and clinicians have begun paying attention to a less noticeable condition that ...

Pregnant women, premature babies, women with heavy periods and people with certain diseases, such as cancer and heart failure, are at high risk for iron deficiency. But a new study has found that many ...

Many female adolescents in the United States may not have enough iron in their bodies. But most may never know, partly due to a lack of routine screenings as well as disagreement over what constitutes ...

Please, hear me out: Have you ever felt the craving to eat ice? OK now, what about dirt? Or even clay? This phenomenon is called pagophagia and this craving, along with fatigue, rapid heart rate or ...